OVERVIEW

The Catholic Development Desk of the Diocese of Karonga is inviting qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions:

Position: WASH Interns (2)

Project: Community Transformation (CT)

Location: Kopakopa & Jalawe

Reporting to: WASH Coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mobilize communities to participate in the WASH project activities;
• Facilitate formation and training of project structures including water point committees, sanitation entrepreneurs, village health promoters etc.;
• Supervise construction or rehabilitation of water networks/schemes, gravity flow systems, wells or boreholes;
• Mobilize targeted households or communities to construct improved pit-latrines or other sanitation facilities at household level;
• Conduct hygiene and sanitation promotion and education campaigns;
• Creation and training of community management structures;
• Conduct water related disease prevention campaigns;
• Promote water treatment at household level;
• Come up with and document project success stories and lessons learnt;
• Networking with other stakeholders within the project impact area;
• Participate together with other staff in regular review planning, reviews and coordinating of project activities;
• Provide and submit work plans and field reports.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of a Diploma in WASH related fields (public health, water and sanitation, environmental health).
• Must have at least 1-year experience working with WASH related projects.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Have good public presentation skills;
• Good communication skills; ability to communicate in English, Tumbuka and other local languages in the project impact areas;
• Ability to draft report, and develop budget for project activities.
• Practical knowledge in word processing, excel and PowerPoint presentation.
• Ability to travel to all project areas periodically and work off working hours when needed.
• Knowledge in motor-cycle riding will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of the Catholic Social teachings is a must.

• Mobilize communities to participate in the WASH project activities;
• Facilitate formation and training of project structures including water point committees, sanitation entrepreneurs, village health promoters etc.;
• Supervise construction or rehabilitation of water networks/schemes, gravity flow systems, wells or boreholes;
• Mobilize targeted households or communities to construct improved pit-latrines or other sanitation facilities at household level;
• Conduct hygiene and sanitation promotion and education campaigns;
• Creation and training of community management structures;
• Conduct water related disease prevention campaigns;
• Promote water treatment at household level;
• Come up with and document project success stories and lessons learnt;
• Networking with other stakeholders within the project impact area;
• Participate together with other staff in regular review planning, reviews and coordinating of project activities;
• Provide and submit work plans and field reports.

• Have good public presentation skills;
• Good communication skills; ability to communicate in English, Tumbuka and other local languages in the project impact areas;
• Ability to draft report, and develop budget for project activities.
• Practical knowledge in word processing, excel and PowerPoint presentation.
• Ability to travel to all project areas periodically and work off working hours when needed.
• Knowledge in motor-cycle riding will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of the Catholic Social teachings is a must.

• A minimum of a Diploma in WASH related fields (public health, water and sanitation, environmental health).
• Must have at least 1-year experience working with WASH related projects.